Wokingham, Berkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wokingham when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WokinghamUK
    2014111143,414
    2013104132,684
    % change6.7%8.1%
    Record Year 2009 (111) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014303744
    New companies in 2013402836
    % change-25.0%32.1%22.2%
    Record Year2009 (45)2014 (37)2014 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WokinghamUK
    201494101,670
    20138386,170
    % change13.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wokingham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014381838
    Closed companies in 2013292925
    % change31.0%-37.9%52%
    Record Year2014 (38)2008 (43)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Wokingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 17 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WokinghamUK
    20141741,744
    20132146,514
    Record Year 2011 (50) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-8196
    Net growth in 201311-111
    Record Year2007 (22)2009 (22)2004 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Wokingham
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-31.9%26.0%12.2%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1987 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 2007 when 38.5% of all directors were female.

    28.6% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.63%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.17%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    ASSOCIATES1.17%PROPERTY2.62%
    PROPERTY1.04%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS0.91%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    BUSINESS0.78%TRADING2.00%
    HOUSE0.65%LONDON1.95%
    MARKETING0.65%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUILDING0.52%DESIGN1.70%
    GREEN0.52%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    MAINTENANCE0.52%PROPERTIES1.63%
    WOKINGHAM0.52%BUSINESS1.62%
    ROAD0.52%J1.53%
    DESIGN0.52%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    M0.52%GLOBAL1.51%
    ENGINEERING0.52%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ACCOUNTING0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BRIGHT0.39%MEDIA1.38%
    EVENTS0.39%CO.,1.36%
    AUTOMOTIVE0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    HOMES0.39%BUILDING1.30%
    MANOR0.39%IT1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.39%M1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied149278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8040,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5229,313
    99999 - Dormant Company3548,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2957,264
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2118,890
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet199,914
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,675
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities137,401
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1228,224
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,006
    86900 - Other human health activities911,807
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings87,151
    70100 - Activities of head offices84,108
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified82,542
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified85,940
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified78,501
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies64,093
    56290 - Other food services64,392

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09118945 A STEELE CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09118998 THE CREW COMPUTERS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09129681 SHAKE 'N' BAKE CATERING LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130478 REUBSON LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09131146 DIGITAL EXPERTISE LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09136844 SPORTSHUB LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09144784 OSPRAY AIRLESS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09146263 M RILEY CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09148338 ASSISTME 24 LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09153374 A D ENERGY (UK) LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09154650 ANNVER LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09155644 IVORY BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09155927 GREEN CORNER SERVICES LTD. 31 Jul 2014
    09113031 PERFECT BLAST FINISH LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09116135 TROY LOPEZ SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09117399 FIBERTECH LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09117605 BLYTHEN COMPUTING LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09119485 NAUGHTY ELEPHANTS LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09131482 BLUE MACHINE INTERACTIVE LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09136771 HARRY-FLATTERS LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09149331 MANCHESTER GLOBAL TRADERS LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09149816 SOUND DECISION CONSULTING LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09150054 THE COURTYARD (BINFIELD) MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09151061 VAGHELA CONSULTING LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09151193 ARK EXCELLENCE LTD 29 Jul 2014